Children Writing About the Ocean… – 2

February 14, 2014

6) – My uncle goes out in his boat with 2 other men and a woman and pots and comes back with crabs. (Millie, age 6)

7) – When ships had sails, they used to use the trade winds to cross theocean. Sometimes when the wind didn’t blow the sailors would whistle to make the wind come. My brother said they would have been better offeating beans. (William, age 7)

8) – Mermaids live in the ocean. I like mermaids. They are beautiful andI like their shiny tails, but how on earth do mermaids get pregnant? Like, really? (Helen, age 6)

9) – I’m not going to write about the ocean. My baby brother is alwayscrying, my Dad keeps yelling at my Mom, and my big sister has just got pregnant, so I can’t think what to write. (Amy, age 6)

10) – Some fish are dangerous. Jellyfish can sting. Electric eels cangive you a shock. They have to live in caves under the sea where I thinkthey have to plug themselves in to chargers. (Christopher, age 7)